Montenegro’s Supreme Court invalidates the extradition of Kwon Do Hyung to South Korea
According to Montenegro’s daily Vijesti, Montenegro’s Supreme Court has decided to invalidate the extradition of Kwon Do Hyung, a key man in the ‘Terra•Luna’ incident, to South Korea. Montenegro’s Supreme Court has sent the case back to the original trial as well.
As a result, the incident will be returned to the top court, the original trial, for a new ruling. Earlier, Montenegro’s Prosecutor’s Office had objected to the court of appeals decision and required a new ruling from Supreme court to determine its legality. While the Court of Appeals had determined to extradite Kwon Do Hyung to South Korea.
On March 22nd, just one day after the Supreme Court received the request to accept the legality of Prosecutor’s Office. The court accepted it and ordered a retrial at the original trial, temporarily suspending Mr. Kwon’s extradition to South Korea, and conducting a legal review.
A second military spy satellite equipped with SAR for day and night shooting, will be launched on the 8th,
A second military spy satellite, is possible to imaging for day and night with high-performance Synthetic Aperture Rador(SAR), will be launched on the 8th at 8:17 a.m. (Korea time, on the 7th 7:17 p.m. local time) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA.
According to the Ministry of National Defense on 5th, a second Military spy satellite will be set off into orbit, detaching from Space X’s launch vehicle called ‘Falcon 9’. After launching in 45 minutes, the satellite will detach from the launch vehicle after detaching in 9 minutes, it will attempt its first communication from overseas ground stations.
If the satellite’s communication with ground stations confirms as ‘normal’, it is considered a success. The first military spy satellite was successfully launched last December, detaching from Space X’s at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA
The first military spy satellite is scheduled to begin missions for monitoring and scouting North Korea from June to July, Following operational testing evaluation since the middle-last of last month. Unlike the first military spy satellite, having Electro-optical(EO) and infrared sensor(IR) imaging equipment, the second satellite will be equipped with SAR called ‘synthetic aperture radar’. SAR creates images using synthesizing signal data, reflecting after shooting electromagnetic waves to ground target statues regardless of climate conditions. Because of this, it is possible to imaging day to night.
EO equipment can capture clear images by recording ground images using visible light. However it can be limited on cloudy days due to weathers conditions. IR equipment can record at night, because they utilize infrared detection sensors distinguished based on temperature differences. Therefore, EO and IR satellite (the first satellite) also can capture during day to night although they affected weather conditions, SAR satellite (the second satellite) can secure images 24 hours regardless of weather conditions.
A defense ministry official explained, “About 70% of South Korea's weather is generally cloudy. It is not easy to identify targets in such conditions when using optical cameras. If the SAR satellite successful launches, we will enhance our surveillance and scout capabilities against North Korea by securing a spy satellite based on radar imaging technology that is not affected by weather conditions, serving as the foundation for the 'Korean-style 3-axis system.”
The ‘Korean-style 3-axis system’ refers to the concept of kill chain, capturing enemy’s signal in advance and eliminating before launch, combine the Korean Missile Defense System (KAMD) and Massive Retaliation Strategy (KMPR)